In 2013, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled inCanada v. Bedfordthat key prostitution laws were unconstitutional.Red Light Labouraddresses the new legal regime regulating sex work by analyzing how laws and those who uphold them have constructed, controlled, and criminalized sex workers, their clients, and their workspaces. This groundbreaking collection also offers nuanced interpretations of commercial sexual labour from the perspectives of workers, activists, and researchers. The contributors highlight the struggle for civic and social inclusion by considering sex workers advocacy tactics, successes, and challenges. A timely legal, policy, and social analysis of sex work in Canada.
Foreword /Valerie Scott
1 Contextualizing Sex Work: Challenging Discourses and Confronting Narratives /Elya M. Durisin, Emily van der Meulen, and Chris Bruckert
Part 1 Law and Policy Contexts: The State and Beyond
2 Sex Work Policy: Tracing Historical and Contemporary Developments /Emily van der Meulen and Elya M. Durisin
3Bedford v. Canada:A Breakthrough in the Legal Discourse /Brenda Belak
4 Municipal Regulation of Street-Based Prostitution and the Impacts on Indigenous Women: A Necessary Discussion /Naomi Sayers
5 From Average Joe to Deviant John: The Changing Construction of Sex Trade Clients in Canada /Ummni Khan
6 Pimps, Partners, and Procurers: Criminalizing Street-Based Sex Workers Relationships with Partners and Third Parties /Kara Gillies and Chris Bruckert
7 New Risk-Spaces, New Spaces for Harm: The Effects of the Advertising Offence on Independent Escorts /Andrea Sterling
8 Misrepresentations, Inadequate Evidence, and Impediments to Justice: Human Rights Impacts of Canadas Anti-Trafficking Efforts /Tamara ODoherty, Hayli Millar, Alison Clancey, and Kimberly Mackenzie
9 Perceptions of Sex Work: Exploring thlS=
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